News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Joe Orville Fooce, III, 44, entered his guilty plea to possession of a shotgun with a barrel length less than 18 inches and an overall length less than 26 inches not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: GREAT FALLS - Robert David Linn, Jr., a 52-year-old resident of Great Falls, was sentenced today to 300 months in prison followed by 5 years supervised release after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in July. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris handed down the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jose Alberto Abundiz, a.k.a. “Scarface", of Yakima, Washington, was sentenced today after previously having pled guilty on June 28, 2017, to distribution of a controlled substance - methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: A federal jury sitting in Miami, Florida, convicted a resident of Pompano Beach, Florida, of filing fraudulent tax returns, wire fraud and filing false monthly reports with the U.S. Probation Office, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Rosemeade, California man was sentenced Tuesday to 135 months in prison for his involvement in a drug conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in four states, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Charles Poltenson, 28, of Salina, New York, pled guilty today to three counts of sexual exploitation of a child, announced Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Carol Jean Hazer, 60, of Farmington, pled guilty to running an illegal gambling business and filing false tax returns that failed to list her income from the gambling business. She appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey and set her sentencing for Jan. 17, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Lee Sutter, IV, of Keyser, West Virginia, admitted today in federal court to distributing heroin, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 35-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: Gary L. Marder, D.O., 60, a physician residing in Palm Beach County and the owner and operator of the Allergy, Dermatology & Skin Cancer Centers in Port St. Lucie and Okeechobee, appeared in federal court for his initial appearance on an Information, which charges Dr. Marder with obstruction of a criminal health care investigation and health care fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Senate voted 89-9 in favor of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch’s (R-Utah) amendment #1144 to H. Con. Res. 71, the FY2018 Budget Resolution.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: FBI Announces Results of Operation Cross Country XI.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Juan Larry Lujan, 63, a member and resident of Isleta Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to 84 months in prison for his conviction on an abusive sexual contact charge. Lujan will be on supervised release for five years after completing his prison sentence and also will be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today joined Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), the Brady Campaign, and public health advocates at the U.S. Capitol to release a new government report on the effectiveness of firearm storage awareness programs. The report, prepared by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), was the result of a request Murray made in 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BRIAN PAGE, 43, of Guilford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 97 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a scheme to distribute oxycodone that was obtained through fraudulent prescriptions.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission."
By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
Release: On Oct. 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2018. Further details of the announcements may be found at.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Candice Maxwell, 29, of Mobile, was sentenced last week in federal court on charges involving her illegal possession of firearms and her possession with intent to distribute 30 grams of methamphetamine. Court documents...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) formally announced a hearing for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis: A Status Update on CARA and Other Initiatives."
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: Action Seeks to Stop Defendants From Selling Hunting and Fishing Licenses on Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
